{"id":288,"date":"2016-03-28T06:55:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T01:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rushtonlawnashville.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:59:32","slug":"cell-phones-require-a-search-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushtonlawnashville.com\/?p=288","title":{"rendered":"Cell phones require a search warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days, we live on our cell phones.\u00a0 All our calls are there.\u00a0 Who we talk to, text with, facetime, email and or game with are all right there in one \"iphoneconvenient spot.\u00a0 Our cell phones offer an in depth snapshot (snapchat?) of our daily real and virtual lives.\u00a0 Any damage or malfunction to our precious device automatically sends us rushing to the Apple store or madly googling how to correct the issue.\u00a0 We protect our phones with special and costly cases and add super secret squirrel access codes to keep our data safe.\u00a0 In 2014, the Supreme Court also added another layer of protection by prohibiting warrantless searches of your password-protected cell phone.<\/p>\n

During an arrest, one’s possessions are usually taken and inventoried.\u00a0 Keys, clothes, pocket change, and yes, even your cell phone.\u00a0 But do you have to provide your cell phone password?\u00a0 No.\u00a0The Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement must obtain a warrant before searching a cell phone seized during an arrest.\u00a0 See link<\/a> for relevant cases and links to the opinions.<\/p>\n

Again, while we protect our phones with fancy cases and access codes to keep our data safe, the United States Supreme Court also offers additional level of protection no amount of Apple Care can provide, freedom from warrantless searches!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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